ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) men's tennis team took a 7-2 non-conference loss to the Birmingham-Southern College Panthers on Sunday morning.

The Badgers (9-5) trailed the Panthers (5-0) by a 2-1 score after doubles play as Daniel Piper and Sebastian Arias clawed out and exciting 9-8 victory following a 13-11 tie-breaker on Court No. 3. In singles play, Ruben Nick Cruz earned a 7-5, 6-1 victory at the No. 4 station.

Singles:
1.    Alex Makarenko (BSC) def. Alejandro Hastings Oro (SHC) 6-4, 6-0
2.    Patrick Hire (BSC) def. Lars Bajohr (SHC) 6-1, 6-1
3.    Jacob Weinacker (BSC) def. Sebastian Arias (SHC) 6-2, 6-4
4.    Ruben Nick Cruz (SHC) def. Ben Reardon 7-5, 6-1
5.    George Chunn (BSC) def. Martin Jaramillo (SHC) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0
6.    Lee Thompson (BSC) def. Daniel Piper (SHC) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles:
1.    Mararenko/Hire (BSC) def. Jaramillo/Risley (SHC) 8-3
2.    Reardon/Weinacker (BSC) def. Cruz/Bajohr (SHC) 8-4
3.    Arias/Piper (SHC) def. Henry Crosby/Chunn 9-8 (13-11)


Spring Hill will next host the University of Mobile Rams (6-5) in a non-conference match at the Mobile Tennis Center on Tuesday at 4 p.m.